The Guardsman, Vol. 158, Issue 6. City College of San Francisco by The Guardsman

Ebola virus

INSIDE Health Center prepares for possible outbreak; gears up for vigorous informational campaign By Bridgid Skiba

@sfbreakingnews bskiba@theguardsman.com

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El Rey Our historic Olmec head statue turns 10 » Story on page 4

Fashionistas Students with a great sense of style » Story on page 5

City College is preparing for the Ebola virus should the disease become a national crisis, according to Becky Perelli, the college’s health center director. Perelli said she is already in communication with the federal Center for Disease Control and San Francisco’s Department of Public Health for instructions on how to get ready. A cyclist rides past the City College Mission Center, ThursShe said those instructions day, September 25. (Photo by Niko Plagakis) include creating an isolated area in the center to quarantine any The center is already screening international student counselor suspected Ebola patient, having students, said Perelli. Also Perelli are currently in communication the staff use personal protective said, students are being asked, about any new information that equipment, providing informa- if they have “been in one of the surfaces and plans to provide tion to the college community on countries that have been impacted general health precaution inforsymptoms related to Ebola, and by Ebola in the last 21 days or if mation to students. working closely with the college’s they cared for someone they know Meanwhile, Perelli said international student office. that has the Ebola virus.” students should strive to mainIn addition, blood samples, “Even if students do not have a tain a healthy immune system by according to Perelli, will not be fever, but are not feeling well, they eating, sleeping and managing taken, but deferred to the Public are also asked if they have been in their stress to help ward off any Health Department because they contact or cared for someone with infection. will be working directly with the the Ebola virus,” Perilli said. In the coming weeks there CDC in tracking cases. Perelli said she and the college’s should be some guidelines on

how area clinics will also handle Ebola, Perelli said. Hard copies of information on Ebola are available at the center for students. Family Nurse Practitioner Jane Ernstthal confirmed that the San Francisco Public Health Department regularly updates the center about any new guidelines. She said Dr. David Stier from the communicable disease unit is currently assessing what kind of protective gear will be used and recommendations to be made. The Ebola virus originated in West Africa and the hardest regions that have been affected, are Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Over 10,000 people have contacted the disease and almost 4,922 have died from it, according to the World Health Organization. Elsewhere, Spain has reported one Ebola virus case and in the U.S. there have been three reported cases, two in Dallas and one in New York. Recently the Ebola virus have taken the life of one victim in Dallas. Ebola on page 2

Prop. G

Proposed special tax targets land speculators By Calindra Revier

@sfbreakingnews crevier@theguardsman.com

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Bikes vs Motorists Former editor-in-chief burdened by behavior of cyclists in the City » Story on page 6

ALERT!

Spring 2015 online course registration begins Oct. 31. The college has announced plans to enforce all course prerequisites. So, if you did not meet the prerequisite for a course you will not be able to enroll in that course via online. If this happens to you, IMMEDIATELY CONTACT the department chair. Also, attend the first day of instruction for the course and discuss with the instructor the possibility of a prerequisite waiver.

As San Francisco approaches next week’s midterm elections, real estate is the hot topic. On Nov. 4, voters will be asked to vote on Proposition G, which would levy a higher tax on speculators looking to buy and sell real estate in San Francisco within five years. Prop. G would essentially apply a 24 percent speculation tax on multi-unit property bought and re-sold within a year of purchase. Steven Knight, campaign finance reform program manager at California League of Conservation Voters, explained that the 24 percent tax rate only applies if sold within the first year of purchase after which the rate goes down steadily until five years when it disappears entirely. Knight emphasized the tax does not apply to single-family homes, or any home occupied by owners that also includes in-laws. “The controllers office who does analysis says that Prop. G is likely to affect 20 people a year,” he said. “This is not a piece of legislation that is designed to affect people who own houses in San Francisco. It’s written in a way that it’s almost impossible for that to happen.”

Demonstrators, in support of Prop. G, march to 16th and Mission Streets, Saturday, Oct. 4. (Photo by NIko Plagakis)

The confusion behind who is affected, remains the pivotal issue around Prop. G and wether San Francisco voters should endorse the legislation. “The basic idea is that if you live in your home, including an in-law, you are exempt from paying the tax,” Quintin Mecke, campaign manager at Yes on Proposition G, said. “We can’t ban speculation, but we can tax it.” Mecke explains that the opposing campaign strategy is to scare

and confuse people. “It’s a fear campaign,” he said. Prop. G is endorsed by Sen. Mark Leno, Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, Supervisor David Chiu, Chairman for the California Democratic Party John Burton, Supervisor Eric Mar, Supervisor John Avalos, Supervisor David Campos and Supervisor Jane Kim, as well as the San Francisco Examiner and former Bay Guardian. San Francisco residents have been dealing with a systematic

attack on the housing market over the last five years, which has taken almost 1,700 units away from renters since 2009 and Prop. G is an attempt to slow the process of flipping real estate. Yes on Prop. G is up against outside campaign donations against Prop. G. “A realty company from Chicago paid $1 million to the anti-Prop. G campaign. Simply because they Prop G. on page 2

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Recycling

City College will not meet zero-waste ordinance if students continue to improperly dispose waste Editor-in-Chief Santiago Mejia Managing Editor Alex Lamp News Editor Samantha Dennis Culture Editor Elisabetta Silvestro Sports Editor Patrick Cochran Photo Editor Nathaniel Y. Downes Multimedia Editor Elisa Parrino Production Manager Madeline Collins Online Content Manager Ekevara Kitpowsong Advertising Manager Calindra Revier Design and Layout Santiago Mejia Saiya Yocum Elisa Parrino Staff Writers Patrick Cochran Samantha Dennis Patrick Fitzgerald Charles Innis Calindra Revier Elisabetta Silvestro Staff Photographers Ekevara Kitpowsong Elisa Parrino Khaled Sayed Niko Plagakis Natasha Dangond Illustrators Olivia Wise Serina Mercado Cristina Flores Faculty Advisor Juan Gonzales Mail: 50 Phelan Ave Box V-67 San Francisco, CA 94112 Phone: (415) 239-3446 Advertising: advertising@theguardsman.com Online: www.theguardsman.com Twitter: @sfbreakingnews Instgram: theguardsman Facebook: facebook.com/theguardsman Youtube: youtube.com/theguardsmanonline

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Recycling department makes extra effort to reorganize compost, trash and recycling bins By Patrick Fitzgerald

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helping to reduce the waste that goes into landfill just by picking the right bin for your waste. “It is kind of confusing because sometimes you stand in front of the bin and you’re like is this compost or is this recyclable or is this just normal waste,” City College student Kossewa Tossoukp said. “Then you get confused and you

It is much tougher to meet San Francisco’s zero-waste ordinance goal by 2020 on City College campuses when people do not know how to or take the time to do it well. “It was different when we were just trying to tell people to recycle. Now we are telling you to recycle and compost,” Carlita Martinez, City College’s recycling coordinator said. “Big difference, big work, big challenges, it is big.” In 2013, City College recycled and avoided landfill for 1,367 tons of many materials: paper, plastic, electronic waste, ink cartridges, bottles and cans, cardboard, light bulbs, furniture, metals and wood. Illustration by Cristina Flores City College composted, 250 tons of food waste and 200 tons of green don’t know where to put it in waste. and you just throw it somewhere Eighteen percent of methane because you don’t have the time to gas in the United States comes think.” from landfills. Methane gas is 20 Compost, what goes into the times more potent than carbon green bin, must be kept clean from dioxide as a greenhouse gas at trap- other contaminants. Only food ping heat on our planet, according is to be composted together with to the U.S. Environmental Protec- food-soiled paper and anything tion Agency. else that was once alive. Food Making a difference thrown away in a plastic or foil-like Students, faculty, staff and bag is a contaminant. administrators can make a real “The compost is a very fragile difference in climate change by component of it,” Keith Brown said, Prop G continued feel that it will hurt their bottom line if it goes through,” Knight said. “Currently there are six companies that are responsible for most of the Ellis Act evictions.” Knight explained if there are only a few sellers controlling the market, mainly real estate corporations, it upsets the natural balance of supply and demand. “I think its criminal that long term, working class people are being turned out and given how crazy the housing market is, its almost impossible for them to find replacement housing. If this goes uncontrolled, this kind of turning over, we are very much changing the character of the city that I as a native, born and raised in San Francisco, object to,” City College counselor and student Jim Wong said. “Everybody agrees with the heading,” Josephine Zhao said, a leader of a group called the Small Property Owners of San Francisco. “In Prop. G the content does not meet the header. It’s too broad.” She worries that single-family homes, held by family members, will be taxed. In addition, she believes that this will also affect in-laws. Opposing the legislation are Supervisors Mark Farrell, Katy Tang and Scott Wiener, as well as

the San Francisco Chronicle. “It’s crazy to tax anything at a rate of 24 percent, much less a home which is the most expensive purchase people will make in their lifetime,” said Jay Cheng, the spokesperson for the San Francisco Association of Realtors, who fully endorse the No on Prop. G campaign. “If something happens to you in five years, can you afford to pay that level of tax?” Cheng believes Prop. G will hurt renters via taxes being passed down, which he sees as an inevitability. “For us the message is clear, you can’t put a tax on housing and expect housing to not get more expensive as a result.” said “That tax will have to be passed onto you.” Knight believes if people take a good look at the legislation, they won’t be able to accept this scare tactic. He says the real estate developers and housing speculators want to push on people about this legislation. “The thing that I would like people to know about Prop. G is that it’s important that people view all of the negative campaigning that they are seeing about it from a skeptical light,” Knight said.

a City College recycling supervisor, trainer and specialist. “If you contaminate with aluminum and plastics, all that energy, time and effort into collecting compost ends up going into the landfill.” The blue bin is for any plastic, paper, metal and glass. Food containers should be rinsed before disposal. When in doubt, throw

it out in the black bin including candy wrappers, waxed paper drink containers, potato chip and other plastic and foil bags. Slow but steady progress “I’d say we are over percent (to zero-waste),” Martinez said. “I love compost. Compost grows apples you know.“ In 2009, San Francisco passed the most comprehensive mandatory composting and recycling law in the nation with a goal of becoming a zero waste city by 2020. Ebola continued As a precautionary measure, the Department of Homeland Security is diverting all West Africa travelers from Ebola outbreak countries in West Africa to go to one of the four airports that has enhanced screening; Washington Dulles, Chicago O’Hare, New Jersey’s Newark and HartsfieldJackson in Atlanta international airports. Liberia began closing schools nationwide. In Sierra Leon, President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared a state of emergency that bans all public meetings and quarantines the homes of Ebola victims. Although most Californians still appear calm about the Ebola virus outbreak, the scene was a bit dramatic on Oct. 16 at Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista when a student reported she was feeling ill and that she and her

In 2010, San Francisco exceeded its goal of moving 75 percent of trash away from landfills according to the San Francisco Department of the Environment. San Francisco recycling and compost ordinance is the first of its kind in the United States, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Being the first city to pass such a zero-waste policy poses a host of unique challenges for City College because it must comply with the ordinance. The biggest challenge to City College recycling program is understaffing, according to Martinez. Not having enough staff limits the department’s ability to what can be done which affords little opportunity for outreach and education. “I think we need to teach each other about recycling and learn more about putting things in the right places,” said Timothy Harper, a recycling collector. “By doing the right thing and doing outreach to each other and showing people the proper place, it would be much better for everybody on campus.” Until City College finds the funds for greater outreach, exact details for proper recycling can be found at San Francisco’s Department of the Environment’s website at www.sfenvironment.org and CalRecycle at www.calrecycle. ca.gov

sister shared a plane with Amber Vinson, a Dallas nurse who was later diagnosed with Ebola, reported by the Union Tribune San Diego newspaper. The incident triggered the closure of an entire building for several hours and the quarantine of 50 students for about four hours. Ebola can only be spread to others after symptoms begin. Symptoms appear from 2 to 21 days after exposure. Symptoms include fever, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle pain, stomach pain, unexplained bleeding or bruising. People who recover from Ebola virus build antibodies lasting 10 years. In the meantime, as more information becomes available, Perelli urged city college to check the health center web site at http://www.ccsf.edu//stuhealth

Correction:

On vol. 158, issue 5, we mispelled one of the Board of Trustees members name in the photo captions on pages one and six. The correct name is Thea Selby.

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Crime report

Crime at all-time low Campus police to hire four more officers By Charles Innis

@subculturez cinnis@theguardsman.com

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City College has been experiencing an overall decrease of crime in the past year, according to the 2013 Annual Security Report, a yearly log of crime statistics. Although robberies and burglaries have been a persisting issue, drug and alcohol violations, domestic violence, dating violence and hate crime arrests have come to a halt. The report, issued by the San Francisco Community College District Police Department, shows that in 2012 there were seven drug or alcohol related arrests and 19 of such arrests in 2011. In 2013, there were zero. Despite this overall wane in reported crime, the statistics indicate that a variety of theft continues to occur on campus, such as vehicle theft, robberies and burglaries. In 2013, there were 15 instances of theft, though the numbers have been slightly greater in previous years. According to the California Penal Code, a robbery entails the “taking of personal property of another” against their will “accomplished by means of force or fear.”

A burglary entails breaking and entering into private property, such as a personal locker or classroom, with the intent to steal. “The majority of these crimes are people leaving items unattended,” City College Officer Erica McGlaston said. The targeted items are usually laptops, cell phones and wallets. Most of them occur in the Wellness Center and the Rosenberg Library. The burglaries are mainly thefts in locker rooms when students forget to lock their lockers or have a broken lock. “We definitely encourage people to be diligent,” McGlaston said. “To be aware of their surroundings and protect their belongings.” Last year, City College invested in security cameras dispersed in different parts of the Wellness Center in an effort to decrease thefts. Cameras are also planted throughout the Rosenberg Library. Campus police have also hired more officers this year to combat crime. Three employees were hired this year and the department intends to hire four more in upcoming months. The diminished number of drug and alcohol violations in the past two years is attributed to greater police presence in certain high-traffic areas, such as the hill

behind the Horticulture Department and the monument in front of Batmale Hall. “Officers are doing a better job at making face-to-face contact with people who may be violating that rule, which is deterring people from even engaging now that they see us out and about,” McGlaston said. The majority of City College’s crime takes place on Ocean campus, while one to four arrests occur sporadically at the school’s satellite centers. Evans center is second to Ocean campus in experiencing the most crime, according to the 2013 Annual Security Report. At least one patrolling officer is required at each satellite center. The distribution is proportional to the magnitude of the center. Whether the perpetrators of City College’s crimes are students or outsiders is unknown to campus police. The majority of crimes reported to campus police lack suspect information. “We’re just there trying to follow as many leads as we can,” McGlaston said. “A lot of the times we don’t end up with the suspect.” If anyone witnesses or is the victim of a crime, the best way to reach the campus police is to call them directly at 415-329-3200.

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Overflow crowd meets and greets new President of Campus and Centers Virginia Parras

Virginia Parras speaks to students at Mission Campus, Oct. 22. (Photo by Khaled Sayed)

By Alex Lamp

@sfbreakingnews alamp@theguardsman.com

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Mission Center students and faculty squeezed in to meet and greet City College’s newly appointed President of Campus and Centers, Virginia Parras on Oct. 22. The City College community was eager to receive Parras and her new plans to enhance the Mission Center. More people than expected were out of class and at the public comment. Parras tag-teamed with Dean of the Mission Center Jorge Bell to wrangle up a welcoming audience that overfilled Room 107 of the Valencia Building. The guests flowed in at 11 a.m. and filled every chair in the room, leaving some of the audience straggling along the back exit doors. “Come up to the front, don’t be shy, we’re all family here, we’re all family come on,” Parras said. After settling the crowd, Parras opened up to the audience by congratulating their successes on behalf of the college and thanking them for accepting her as their new president. The crowd locked in to her attention as she revealed her plans for the college. “This institution is a wonderful institution, y’all have done an amazing job at where we are and we just want to take it to the next level,” Parras said. “That’s what I’m here to help you do, and I’m very glad and thankful for the opportunity.” Parras said the first task given to her after being hired was three words: “advance,” “transform” and “innovate.” After two and a half months at City College, Parras has been able to make improvements at Ocean Campus and the centers, but recognizes there is more work to be done. Ocean Campus was the first center to see improvements. Recently, Parras organized both the polishing of the floors at Conlan Hall and remodeling the Cafeteria which included patching and painting the walls. Plans to improve City College center are in the works. A previously held open session with students and facility was held at the Downtown Center to talk about fifth floor renovations. Parras said she is in the process of speaking to the deans to find out the needs of each center

through the students and faculty. Parras says they are currently building a schedule to provide the equal services for students who attend Mission Center classes on evenings and weekends. “One of the things that we’ve been working on is extending hours,” Parras said. “We realised that we are currently not serving the evening and weekend student.” “I’m going to rely on you to tell us what that need is,” Parras said. Both Spanish speaking and bilingual students and faculty asked questions and commented about the Mission Center’s needs. Parras and bell took turns answering the questions in Spanish and English. “Since 2001 we have decreased our ESL classes that we offer and we are now serving 12,000 noncredit ESL students less than we were serving in 2001,” Susan Lopez, Mission Center ESL instructor said. Lopez is worried about a further decline of non-credit ESL classes offered at the Mission Center. ESL enrollment has dropped after the cuts to the department and its hurting her students. “I want to make sure the college is interested in continuing the same level of non-credit ESL that we have now,” Lopez said. “Maybe even increasing it more to the levels that we had before.” Bell offered Lopez a solution. “Yes personally I am committed to ESL and I am committed to non-credit classes period,” Bell said. “I want to not only increase the number of ESL classes I want to also bring credit to ESL classes at Mission (center).” Bell wants the Mission Center counselors to work alongside the ESL students. He says the guidance will increase the student’s transfer rates. Another program to increase transfer rates of the Mission Center students in the Fall 2015 was also mentioned. “We’re working on bringing a mentor academy program,” Bell said. ‘It’s a two year program that will guarantee acceptance into any California State University.” Parras will hold open sessions at all City College centers. The City College community will have the opportunity ask Parras questions and make comments. “You’re going to see me out here a lot.” Parras said.

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culture Olmec head made out of volcanic rock turns 10 El Rey

By Mary Strope

@sfbreakingnews mstrope@theguardsman.com

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Nestled in the Frida Kahlo Garden courtyard adjacent to Ocean Campus’ Diego Rivera Theatre sits El Rey, a looming, 14-ton replica of an ancient Olmec head made of igneous volcanic rock. Ten years ago this October, Ignacio Pérez Solano’s 9-foot statue completed a 2,500-mile overland journey from Veracruz, Mexico, to arrive at City College, where it was installed by crane. Like Diego Rivera’s famous “Pan American Unity” mural, El Rey looks to the advancements and achievements of the early Americas, rejecting the common concept that sophisticated civilization was born out of Western society. “Culture was happening on this continent long before” it did in Europe, said William Maynez, former physics lab manager and

current Diego Rivera Mural Project coordinator, who oversaw the arrival of El Rey. Rivera himself contended that muralists and artists needed not look to Europe for motifs and ideals when the Americas shared their own rich history and unique aesthetics. His viewpoint resisted the growing fascist hegemony that would lead to World War II. Maynez thinks it’s important to preserve these works as well as the communications that surround their history, upkeep and future. In an age of text messaging and emails, these records are often short-lived. “These are legacies that are going to be here long after most of us,” he said. “There are some big philosophical issues here about saving these stories.” When it comes to preservation of campus art and buildings, Maynez said, the college needs forward thinkers who can envision how years of wear and tear will affect the structures. Renowned San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger commis-

“El Rey” statue. Collage with photos by Nathaniel Y. Downes and Will Maynez (2004).

sioned many permanent art pieces for the school and designed the Science Hall with a terracotta roof that still holds up today. But unlike many other campus

artworks – including the Rivera mural and Frederick E. Olmsted’s limestone heads of Thomas Edison and Leonardo Da Vinci on display at Ocean Campus’ middle court-

yard – the tough basalt Olmec head should be able to survive the elements for many years to come. Harry Parker III, then-director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, chose City College for the site of the statue, which he was offered on a trip to Mexico’s Museo de Antropologia in Xalapa. The state of Veracruz had commissioned true-to-life replicas of the Olmec originals, which have been placed all over the world, with City College being among the first recipients. The school has a history of stewardship of Latin American art, ranging from Mission Center’s colorful Aztec Calendar to Pacifica, an 8-foot statue also located in the Frida Kahlo Garden. Though monolithic and powerful, El Rey’s calm, expressionless face inspires a sense of tranquility. “Especially in the morning, when the raking lights come in, it’s like having a big Buddha head here,” Maynez said.

Spotlight

Students publish new comic book series By Elisabetta Silvestro

@sfbreakingnews esilvestro@theguardsman.com

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The Appalachian region is known by many for different stereotypes: poverty, clan feuding, ignorance, but most of all for one thing, the hillbilly. The hillbilly is the subject and inspiration for the new comic book

series Whiskey Tango, founded by former City College students James Christopher and Anthony Mata, together with local artist Justin Smith. Christopher, who has been a journalism major at City College for two years, grew up in a family of coal miners in West Virginia. When he turned to creative writing, he started doing research on the Appalachian history. He noticed similarities with

Anthony Mata holds his graphic novel Dog Days of Raleigh Bottom. (Photo Illustration by Nathaniel Y. Downes)

stories of the Wild West, just these stories have rarely been told. Christopher got inspired and started writing a script for a graphic novel called “Odd, West Virginia.” “I’m kind of playing on this very well established stereotype and I’m taking it one step further making it dark and gothic,” Christopher said. Around the same time, Christopher and Mata were working for the same publication, Mission neighborhood newspaper El Tecolote. Christopher, who was already working with Smith on the project, told Mata about his idea and got him on board too. “I liked the story because it wasn’t superhero bullshit. It was a story from life,” Mata said. Not having any experience in graphic novel publishing, Christopher asked City College teacher Louis Schubert for advice. Schubert teaches the class Comics, Power and Society, which Christopher was taking. Schubert suggested to bring their work at the Alternative Press Expo, an event focused on showing alternative and independent comic books, and to start by making a small comic book instead of a graphic novel, which is more complicated. The three of them started working together this past June, learning as they went. The process of conceptualizing and designing the characters took already two months. “The most important thing was to make them look ugly and dirty,” Mata said. The first step was writing the story then convert the story into a script, and finally putting everything together with the illustra-

Christopher James shows his inspiration, the once prospering mining town of Raleigh, West. Virginia. (Photo Illustration by Nathaniel Y. Downes)

tions. Mata says illustrating for a comic book is completely different from the usual illustration. “It’s like a giant puzzle,” he said. “Like the still of a movie.” It needs to be dynamic or else it will be boring. “You have to show all these characters from different perspectives,” Christopher said. It took them four weeks to actually put together the 28-page comic book that debuted Oct. 4 at the Alternative Press Expo event held in San Francisco. The comic comprises two stories, both of the genre “appalachian gothic & hillbilly noir,” as the comic book professes. The covers’ illustrations are from Rhett Johnston. “Dog Days of Raleigh Bottom,” written by Christopher and Smith and illustrated by Mata, tells a story of Oxycodone addiction, death and misery. “That’s all based on real people.

That entire story is not embellished at all, if anything it’s turned down,” Christopher said. He took inspiration from the stories of Oceana, W.Va., a small town just 50 miles from Christopher’s hometown, Shady Spring, famous for its Oxycodone epidemic. The second story, “The Devil’s Share,” written by Christopher and illustrated by Smith, revises the Hatfield-McCoy feud in a new gothic-noir key. The 300 copies are currently for sale at Comix Experience on Divisadero Street and on Whiskey Tango’s website. In November more copies will be sold at the other major comic book stores in San Francisco. Whiskey Tango has in store two new graphic novels, longer and more developed than their first effort. The next one coming out between the next Winter and Spring.

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Azizi Loyd, 18, Nutrition What was the last thing you ate? It was good. I had one of those veggie wraps from the City Café, yeah. What’s your favorite song right now? “College Drop” by Sage the Gemini. What do you think is the ugliest fashion choice one could ever make? Socks and sandals. I hate socks and sandals. What’s your favorite quote either philosophical or inspirational or whatever? “Never give up it is often the last key on the ring that opens the door.” What’s the best advice you could give to anyone about their life? Just focus on being you. Don’t let other people determine how your life is gonna go, just focus on your happiness and not try to make other people’s happiness what you make your happiness depend on, because you’ll end up being hurt in the end. What’s been your favorite class at City College? That’s a hard one. My astronomy class is on point my nutrition and psychology gives me happy feels and philosophy just blows my mind everytime I step into it, even though I’m failing it right now I’m probably gonna say philosophy.

Nemo Hoti

Nemo Hoti, 22, International Affairs/Philosophy What was the last thing you ate? I had kosher gummy bears from Denmark. What’s your favorite song right now? Difficult one. Actually there is one, it’s Cat Stevens, it’s called “If You Want to Sing Out Sing Out.” What do you think is the ugliest fashion choice one could ever make? Flip flops and socks. That’s just the worst. What’s your favorite quote either philosophical or inspirational or whatever? “Seek freedom and become captive of your desires seek discipline and find your liberty.” What’s the best advice you could give to anyone about their life? Read Ayn Rand. What’s been your favorite class at City College? It’s a tie, it’s between Schubert’s American Government and Johnson’s Limits of Knowledge.

Story by Charles Innis. Photos by Ekevara Kitpowsong.

Sierra Stark, 18, Illustration What was the last thing you ate? I had a mango smoothie at the lunchbox. What’s your favorite song right now? One of my friends bands just released a new album called “Clockwise.” The band’s called These Streets. I think the best song on it is “Copacetic”. What do you think is the ugliest fashion choice one could ever make? Those Jesus sandals with the three straps. Birkenstocks. What’s your favorite quote either philosophical or inspirational or whatever? “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” What’s the best advice you could give to anyone about their life? I’d say just be yourself, do what’s best for you in the long run. What’s been your favorite class at City College? Illustration. Sierra Stark

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opinion

Have Your Say: What do you know about the Ebola virus? M.J. Ariunbold Sound Engineering

“I don’t even know if it is true or not. I think it could be a disease from the government like

Julia Lu Cinema

“I have no idea what it is. It is a disease is all I know.”

Christian TaFolla

Humanities “It is a disease that dehydrates you. I think it is under control right now.”

Jocelyn Avila Political Science “It is a virus that is spreading. I think it started in Liberia.”

Hieu Le “I don’t know anything. It’s a dangerous disease in Africa and we have it here. The first case of nurse infected with Ebola and was from my country. She was Vietnamese.”

Reporting by Patrick Fitzgerald. Photos by Nathaniel Y. Downes.

Despite safety law, biker behavior is still part of the problem By Madeline Collins

@sfbreakingnews mcollins@theguardsman.com

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California’s “Three Feet for Safety Act” went into effect Sept. 16, requiring motorists to give bikers at least three feet of clearance when passing the cyclist. This law was enacted for the safety of cyclists throughout California. As for drivers being forced to cross double yellow lines on the streets into lanes with oncoming traffic in order to comply to this law, well their safety isn’t the issue. With streets that have designated bike lanes there shouldn’t be an issue giving the cyclist a three-foot buffer. It is the driver’s responsibility, whether it be a bike or a motor vehicle, to stay in their designated lane. If there is a designated bike lane, why is there a need for motorists to cross into oncoming traffic?

A man rides his bicycle on Valencia Street, Oct. 27. (Photo by Khaled Sayed)

As for the smaller streets in the city that have no room for a designated lane for cyclists, the threefoot rule is logical. In theory. Let’s pretend bikers don’t spontaneously weave back in forth, ride side by side taking up the entire lane and have regard for vehicles that may want to pass them. If this were the case passing bikes with a three-foot buffer would be easy and I would not dread my twice-weekly drive to the Mission center. I see a very clear trend as a driver in this city. The burden is placed on the motorists to keep these cyclists safe. This would be a fair in a world where bikers stop at stop signs and red lights, stay in their designated lanes, don’t weave through traffic, equip their vehicles with proper lighting for night riding and don’t ride on sidewalks and through crosswalks. As a motorist in this city, I know this is rarely the case.

Cyclists get the best of both worlds and motorists pay the price. When they are forced to stop at a red light, they get the option to ride in the crosswalk to save time. They don’t need to be restricted to their bike lanes or pay too much attention to cars behind or alongside them. They don’t need to worry about drivers wanting to pass them. Why? Well, they are saving the world one pedal at a time so traffic rules be damned. The problem as I see it is the biker’s wanting the benefits of being a motorist without having to follow the rules of a motorist. I have nearly hit one too many bicyclists in my four years in this city and all but two have been at the fault of the biker. So how is this three-foot law supposed to help? To improve biker safety we can not simply point the finger at motorists, but look at the behavior of bikers themselves.

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Rams stampede Bear Cubs 70-0 By Patrick Cochran

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The Rams drubbed Santa Rosa 70-0, beating down on an opponent that was expected to put up much more of a challenge. The meeting between the No. 3 ranked Rams and the No. 4 Bear Cubs was expected to be much more even, with both teams having 5-1 records. The home game took place on the sunny afternoon of Oct. 25. The weather conditions were perfect for the Rams’ aerial assault. Using five receiver sets throughout the game, quarterback Anthony Rodriguez played his best game of the season, throwing for 388 yards and six touchdowns. “Anthony had his best game so far,” said head coach George Rush. “The offensive line’s blocking was outstanding and we decided to use a lot of five wide receiver sets and open the field up. We knew they were susceptible to that.” The Rams’ strategy for the game was to use a spread offense, running four or five receiver sets and lining their tight end to the outside, instead of next to the offensive tackle. The gambit paid off, and the Rams were able to gash the Santa Rosa defense

all afternoon. The receivers and tight ends put in a top-notch performance. Notable performers included tight end Cole Hikutini, catching four passes for 135 yards and a touchdown, and wide receiver Maurice McSwain, scoring two touchdowns while catching five balls and hauling in 89 yards. “We probably had our best week of practice all year,” said McSwain. “The line gave him the time, and we trust in our quarterback to make good decisions.” Hikutini got much of his yardage after the catch, making a mockery of Santa Rosa defenders by juking, running past, and sometimes even running over them. Hikutini’s 38 yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter featured him catching the ball from Rodriquez, then turning downfield where the big tight end burned the Bear Cub defenders in the open field. Five yards away from the goal line, a Santa Rosa defender finally caught up to Hikutini and tried to make the tackle by jumping on this back. The effort was there, but Hikutini was too big and had too much momentum to be stopped and in a herculean effort dragged the player in the endzone while on his way to scoring six points. McSwain was the team’s primary playmaker. His two touchdowns were 41 and 26 yards.

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The 26-yard touchdown was block in the back by the Rams. retribution for a big touchdown On the touchdown play taken catch that was called backed a away by the penalty, McSwain couple plays before for an illegal had his flashiest play of the game. Catching the ball over his shoulder, and then hitting the open field and burning past the opposing team, McSwain showed his elite ability. Unfortunately for the team, one of his teammates had blocked a defender in the back, resulting in a 15-yard penalty. Dismayed but not completely discouraged, the Rams and McSwain responded a couple plays later with McSwain 26-yard touchdown catch in the back on the end zone. “It looked clean to me, but I guess I didn’t see it all,” said McSwain. “But I wasn’t going to let that keep me down. I knew I would have another opportunity to get it.” The defense played outstanding, shutting out a usually potent Santa Rosa offense. The stand out performer for the Rams was defensive end Tavita Faaiu, who had hat tricked rushing the quarterback, recording three sacks. Faaiu and the rest of the Rams’ front seven put relentless pressure on the opposing quarterbacks. Hit after hit wore down Santa Rosa’s offense and blunted what is usually a sharp offensive attack. With the season in its final stretch before the playoffs, City College now has a ton of momentum after pummeling Santa Rosa. Coach Rush seemed to know this, and after the game was very happy MAKING THE WORLD MORE . . . about the boost the victory gave to his team. Oakland, CA “It was our best game of the admission@mills.edu www.mills.edu/transfer season, and got us going on the right track towards the conference RESERVE YOUR SPACE AT championship,” Rush said. WWW.MILLS.EDU/VISITPROGRAMS.

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